A Panel of three attorneys with combined experience of more than 100 years will discuss questions that must be asked prior to accepting a case to make sure you can win the case for the client, and get paid a reasonable fee. There are only eight attorneys in Florida who are board certified in social security disability advocacy. A panel of three of those attorneys along with a vocational expert will discuss how to make your good case better prior to the administrative hearing.

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE: FIFTEEN QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO ASK TO IDENTIFY A GOOD SOCIAL SECURITY CASE.

A PANEL OF THREE ATTORNEYS WITH COMBINED EXPERIENCE OF MORE THAN 100 YEARS WILL DISCUSS QUESTIONS THAT MUST BE ASKED PRIOR TO ACCEPTING A CASE TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN WIN THE CASE FOR THE CLIENT, AND GET PAID A REASONABLE FEE. ______________________________________________________________________________________PANEL:JAMES AUFFANT, SOCIAL SECURITY ATTORNEY SINCE 1976. RICHARD CULBERTSON, SOCIAL SECURITY ATTORNEY SINCE 1975 EVAN ZAGORIA, SOCIAL SECURITY ATTORNEY SINCE 1975

10:00 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.THE EXPERTS - PART 1: HOW TO MAKE YOUR GOOD CASE BETTER PRIOR TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.

THERE ARE ONLY EIGHT ATTORNEYS IN FLORIDA WHO ARE BOARD CERTIFIED* IN SOCIALSECURITY DISABILITY ADVOCACY. A PANEL OF THREE OF THOSE ATTORNEYS ALONG WITH A VOCATIONAL EXPERT WILL DISCUSS HOW TO MAKE YOUR GOOD CASE BETTER PRIOR TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.______________________________________________________________________________________PANEL:CAROL AVARD, ATTORNEY, BOARD CERTIFIED IN SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY* TRACY MILLER, ATTORNEY, BOARD CERTIFIED IN SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY* LUIS GRACIA, ATTORNEY, BOARD CERTIFIED IN SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY* DR. FLORA ANN PINDER, CRC, CVE, ABVE, VOCATIONAL EXPERT

*Certified by the National Board of Social Security Disability Advocacy, a Division of the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification, An American Bar Association Accredited Organization.

AFTERNOON SESSION

1:00 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.THE EXPERTS - PART 2: THE BEST WAY OF PRESENTING YOUR CASE AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.A PANEL OF THREE ATTORNEYS WHO ARE EACH BOARD CERTIFIED* IN SOCIAL SECURITYDISABILITY ADVOCACY WILL DISCUSS THE BEST WAY TO PRESENT YOUR CASE AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING._______________________________________________________________________________________PANEL:CAROL AVARD, ATTORNEY, BOARD CERTIFIED IN SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY* TRACY MILLER, ATTORNEY, BOARD CERTIFIED IN SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY* LUIS GRACIA, ATTORNEY, BOARD CERTIFIED IN SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY*

2:25 p.m. – 3:25 p.mTHE ATTORNEYS FOR THE APPELLANTS: HOW TO PROTECT IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR AN APPEAL, AND HOW TO PRESENT THOSE ISSUES ON APPEAL. A PANEL OF ATTORNEYS WHO HAVE EACH HANDLED THOUSANDS OF APPEALS, AND ONE OF WHOMHAS WRITTEN BOOKS ON APPEALS TO THE APPEALS COUNCIL AND FEDERAL COURT, WILL DISCUSS HOW YOU CAN PROTECT ISSUES FOR SUBSEQUENT APPEALS. THE PANEL WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE MOST COMMON GROUNDS FOR REVERSAL BY THE APPEALS COUNCIL AND HOW TO PRESENT THOSE ISSUES. FINALLY, THE PANEL WILL DISCUSS THE MOST COMMON GROUNDS FOR REVERSAL BY THE FEDERAL COURTS._______________________________________________________________________________________PANEL:SARAH BOHR, ATTORNEY AND AUTHORRICHARD A. CULBERTSON, ATTORNEY

3:25 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.Break

3:35 p.m. – 4:35 p.m.A JUDGE AND ATTORNEY WHO AUTHORIZE AND PROCESS ATTORNEY FEE CLAIMS:FEE AGREEMENTS, FEE PETITIONS AND GETTING PAID.IT IS A FEDERAL MISDEMEANOR TO CHARGE OR COLLECT A FEE IN ANY SOCIAL SECURITY CASE WITHOUT APPROVAL OF A FEE AGREEMENT OR PETITION. THE PANEL WILL DISCUSS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO OBTAIN APPROVAL OF A FEE.______________________________________________________________________________________PANEL: HONORABLE OLLIE GARMON, REGIONAL CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE KARRIE BEEBE, SENIOR ATTORNEY, ORLANDO OFFICE OF DISABILITY ADJUDICATION AND REVIEW

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